Toy Story 3 for PS3: First Look

Hi everybody! This is John at Avalanche Software. We’re hard at work finishing up Toy Story 3: The Video Game, due for release on June 15th. Toy Story 3 is much more than your average movie-based game. The game gives players two ways to experience Toy Story 3: Story Mode and Toy Box Mode, a sandbox style of gameplay set in the Toy Story universe.

In Story Mode, the player plays as Buzz, Woody, and Jessie, each with their own unique play style, to play through eight action platforming levels. While not a complete retelling of the movie plot, the player will visit some of the places, and meet some of the new and classic characters that are in the film. We take the player to some totally new places as well. Also in Story Mode, we’ve stashed all of our collectibles. The collectibles, when found, allow the player to unlock new toys for the Toy Box.

The Toy Box is a totally different experience from Story Mode. Here we put the player in an open, non-linear environment and allow them to play with Andy’s toys any way they like. The player is free to complete missions for different characters, customize the townspeople and buildings, race in various vehicles, and much more. The more adventurous and creative you are, the more you will get rewarded. I encourage you to unleash your imagination in this mode of the game.

In the Toy Box, the player can play as Buzz, Woody, or Jessie. I am happy to announce that exclusively on the PlayStation 3, you can also play as Zurg! Zurg has many of his own unique missions. Whether it’s driving around in his own custom vehicle, or blasting everything in sight with his tri-gun, players can help Zurg achieve his singular goal of eliminating Buzz Lightyear, or just do whatever else they’d like.

I’m also excited to let you know that Toy Story 3: The Video Game will be compatible with PlayStation Move. It was cool working with Sony and this new technology to create downloadable mini-games designed specifically for this new motion controller. So, come Fall, there will be even more ways to play with Toy Story 3.

Now, check out our Zurg exclusive trailer and game screens for a taste of what you can do as this dastardly villain, and don’t forget to watch out for Toy Story 3: The Video Game in-stores, June 15th!

24 yrs old, married no kids…yet, will buy it! This is actually the first movie to video game that I’ve ever been interested in and the more I see is the more I like. The fact that you guys even came on the blog to tell us about it sealed the deal for me.

I know its marketing and all but it worked, on me at least. Move support is just a sweet bonus for me. Big fan of Toy Story since the original came out when I was 10. I’m a proud Toy Story kid.

This actually looks awesome. I love Toy Story…When i was a kid it was just amazing, the best thin ever (well, it still is amazing). Looking forward to the film immensely and now the game actually looks fantastic!

Now this is cool! For once, we can play as Buzz Lightyear’s evil
nemesis, Zurg! The Toy Box mode seems like cool too. It looks like LBP, but this time it’s with Andy’s toys. I might rent this one first before buying. One thing’s for sure though, I am definitely going to see the movie in theaters this summer.

This game so far is the best adaptation for a movie I have seen since Peter Jackson’s King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie, Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, and Lord of the Rings: Return of the King. The trailer for Zurg is cool, too.

This is the way Sony should get kids back into the PS brand. The PS2 had some of the best looking and playing kids games around even by Xbox360 standards the PS2 still had some great kid titles. We currently have Ratchet, WipEout, and a slew of cool sports games for the PS3.

Now this should help push gamers in the PS3s favor. Not only dose this game look great, but the frame rates are awsome as well, on top of that the PS3 is the only place you can get the famus enemy of Buzz Lightyear. That was a great move. I look forward to Sony doing this with more developers in the future:

Get it Sony? Game Developers want to sell big on your platform just like on the Xbox, so if you make sure their games run super smooth, or better on the PS3 plus include exclusive DLC, or content in the box. Gamers will take notice. BTW: This game looks like great fun! I might just get it!

AMAZING! XD
This should also support Sony’s Exclusive “Play, Create & Share” Genre, to create characters, toy boxes (environments), toys to play with (vehicles etc.), etc. etc. and levels to upload, download and send and reccomend etc. so we can all paly it! XD
IT’LL BE SOOOOO FUN! =P

@37 if you havent noticed sony usually only gives a damn about their exclusives and to tell you the truth i don’t blame em because most multiplat games are garbage compared to their exclusives just for the simple fact they have to be dumbed down to be equal to 360 and of course im sure they make a bit more money from exclusives.
Well now that that’s out of the way seriously i cant wait for this game and usually i don’t do the movie game thing but this is different………..my 3 year old and i are going to have a blast!!!!